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- Most people think that layer styles are just for adding…simple drop shadows and inner glows,…but they're actually much more powerful than that.…Let's take a look at what we can do…with just a few simple changes to the defaults.…Now, in order to add a style to this image I need…to convert the background into a layer.…I can double click on it if I want to rename it,…or we can simply click the lock icon here to unlock it.…Course if we wanted to rename it later,…we could always just double click and then type in the name.…Now in order to add an effect to this,…I wanna add an inner glow,…so on the layers panel I'll click the fx icon,…and then choose inner glow.…

We can see the inner glow along the edge here,…but I want to make it a lot larger…so I'll increase the size.…And I'm also going to increase the opacity.…You'll notice that the blend mode is set to screen,…and it's a white inner glow but of course we could…change that to any color by just selecting the color picker.…For this image I actually think white works,…

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10/6/2014

Released

6/17/2013

Learning how to use Adobe Photoshop efficiently and effectively is the best way to get the most out of your pixels and create stunning imagery. Master the fundamentals of this program with Julieanne Kost, and discover how to achieve the results you want with Photoshop and its companion programs, Bridge and Camera Raw. This comprehensive course covers nondestructive editing techniques using layers, masking, adjustment layers, blend modes, and Smart Objects. Find out how to perform common editing tasks, including lens correction, cropping and straightening, color and tonal adjustments, noise reduction, shadow and highlight detail recovery, sharpening, and retouching. Julieanne also shows how to achieve more creative effects with filters, layer effects, illustrative type, and the Photomerge command for creating panoramas and composites.

Topics include:

Using Bridge to batch rename files and add keywords and metadata to photos

Viewing, rating, filtering, and creating collections to isolate your best work

Skill Level Beginner

14h 58m

Duration

3,431,194

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Q: This course was updated on 01/16/2014. What changed?

A: When Creative Cloud applications are updated, we refresh
our training to make sure it covers the latest features and interface changes
from Adobe. This update covers changes to Camera Raw, including nondestructive
cropping, workflow and output settings, and the ability to save multiple files
automatically.

Q: This course was updated on 6/18/2014. What changed?

A: In June 2014 Adobe released new features for Photoshop CC and
added enhancements to several existing features. We added movies to
introduce the new Focus Mask and Blur Gallery features, and changed
several movies to reflect updates to instant type preview, font search,
Typekit, Liquify, Content-Aware Fill, Adobe Camera Raw, and Smart Guides.

Q: This course was updated on 10/06/2014. What changed?

A: We updated this course to reflect the October 2014
changes to Photoshop CC. There are 16 new movies, which are indicated by the
"(CC 2014.1)" tag that appears next to their names.